Instructional Design Project: Determination of Relative Specific Heat Capacity

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Description

The Instructional Design Project: Determination of Relative Specific Heat Capacity paper shares the process of creating a high school chemistry lesson. The paper starts with an analysis of the learning problem to frame the lesson. A needs analysis and learner analysis are described to justify the design process.

Relevance

This artifact reflects ISTE standard 6: data-driven decision-maker (6a). The paper shares how to securely collect and analyze student data (6a). In this project, student data from a pre-assessment is collected to perform a needs analysis. Student data is also collected from the school database to conduct a learner analysis. The learner analysis consisted of data about learner characteristics (i.e., grade, sex, ethnicity), entry competencies (i.e., standardized tests), and learning styles (i.e., visual, reading, auditory, and kinesthetic). The data collected in this project was then used to design a lesson for students to be able to determine which of two substances has a high specific heat capacity.

Analysis

This project helped me learn about the instructional design process of determining the needs of the learners, defining instructional objectives, and designing assessments and learning activities. Although this project was for a high school chemistry class, I now have the skills to apply the process to other areas.

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References

ISTE standards: Coaches. International Society for Technology in Education. (n.d.). Retrieved April 1, 2023, from https://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards-for-coaches